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Der, die or das Winkel?

der Winkel

Gender
masculine
English
angle, corner
Plural
die Winkel

Why is it der Winkel?

No ending or meaning rule gives away the gender of Winkel. Like many everyday German nouns, it has to be learned together with its article: der Winkel.

For the endings that do predict gender, see the Der-Die-Das rules guide.

Example sentences

Winkel in the four cases

The article changes with the case. The highlighted column shows the forms to use with Winkel: definite article first, then the indefinite article.

MasculineFeminineNeuterPlural
Nominativeder / eindie / einedas / eindie
Accusativeden / einendie / einedas / eindie
Dativedem / einemder / einerdem / einemden
Genitivedes / einesder / einerdes / einesder

Winkel is one of about 1,700 common nouns in the free Der-Die-Das trainer. Short daily rounds with spaced repetition make the article stick.

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